SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides an unprecedented opportunity to revolutionize the call center experience for the 59% of your customers who prefer telephone communication. We’re not talking about the time-consuming interactive voice response (IVR) of the past that provided a less-than-optimal customer experience.

Contact Center 90

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Virtual Agent Management 90

OctopusTech

MARCH 1, 2023

Inbound call centers play a crucial role in delivering these revenue-generating experiences, so everything from the standard greeting to agent training to the establishment of KPIs needs to be designed with the customer in mind.

Interactive Voice Response 62

Interactive Voice Response Call Center Gamification Schedule adherence 62

VocalCom

JUNE 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this existing trend: while the crisis was raging, a survey by Gartner revealed that 41% of employees expected to be more likely to work remotely at least some of the time after the pandemic, while a survey by Global Workplace Analytics showed that 77% of the workforce wanted to work from home (“WFH”) after it.

Brand ambassadors 62

Brand ambassadors Contact Center contact center workforce contact center solutions 62

Fonolo

JUNE 22, 2023

Although they can be simple and effective, customers don’t love IVR experiences. Consumers often list dealing with an IVR as a top grievance with the call center experience. Power and Associates, a good IVR experience is quite rare. Visual IVRs can be used for call deflection — but that doesn’t mean you should.

Interactive Voice Response 91

Interactive Voice Response Abandon rate Self service Call Center 91

Outsource Consultants

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In honor of National Customer Service Week, we wanted to offer some key insights on three trends to keep in mind as you craft call center experiences for your customers. With so much data on what customers want from consumer experiences, there’s no better time to listen to your customer base and take action.

Call Center 59

Call Center Call center experience Consulting Consulting 59

Fonolo

APRIL 17, 2019

research firm that surveys 20 million global travelers yearly. The IATA 2018 survey finds that passengers still want “a human touch when delays and disruptions arise.” It was just last year that Air Canada was flying high after being named Best Airline in North America by Skytrax, an independent U.K.

Airlines 78

Airlines Transportation Contact Center Self service 78

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Whether it’s handling and routing necessary inquiries through self-service tools and chatbots or using AI to improve reporting and predictive modeling, AI will be essential in delivering excellent customer experiences in the future. Is it the Voice Channel You’re Looking for? of interactions. 2) The Cloud Will Reign Supreme.

Contact Center 176

Contact Center Gamification Call Center Average Handle Time 176